Botafogo vs Pachuca Match Analysis and Prediction

Botafogo vs Pachuca Match Analysis & Prediction

Botafogo

11/12/2024 8:00 pm

Pachuca

by Vincent

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Botafogo, flying high after continental and domestic success, are favourites to prevail against Pachuca in Wednesday’s FIFA Intercontinental Cup second-round tie at Stadium 974.

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Brazilian side Botafogo are unbeaten in eight matches across all competitions heading into the Derby of the Americas and aim to extend that run against the CONCACAF Champions Cup winners.

The ticker tape from clinching their first-ever Copa Libertadores was barely out before Botafogo ended a 29-year wait for top-flight success at the weekend, securing their first Brasileiro crown since 1995.

Keen to retain motivation for a possible final with Real Madrid, Artur Jorge’s side aim to refocus to avoid a surprise exit to their Mexican opponents on Wednesday.

That ultimately is far from certain for the three-time Brazilian champions, who must still beat African champions Al Ahly in the playoff round if they get past Pachuca.

Botafogo enter the Derby of the Americas in fine fettle, highlighted by an eight-game unbeaten run across all competitions, with the only defeat in that period coming in the Libertadores semi-final second leg at Penarol (3-1), having won the first match in Rio de Janeiro 5-0.

Pachuca’s disappointing results make them the undoubted underdog against the Brazilian champions, with Guillermo Almada’s side securing one win in eight Apertura matches since the end of September, a 6-2 victory over Necaxa at the start of November, and two triumphs in 15 across all competitions since the beginning of August.

Particularly worrying for the CONCACAF champions is their inability to keep clean sheets, with Pachuca unable to prevent their opponent from scoring in 17 successive matches.

Pachuca may have secured victories over the Philadelphia Union (6-0 on aggregate), Herediano (7-1), Club America (3-2) and the Columbus Crew (3-0) in the last 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final of the CONCACAF Champions Cup to secure their spot in the Intercontinental Cup and next year’s revamped 32-team Club World Cup, but a wretched run entering the former leaves the Mexican side at a disadvantage against Botafogo on Wednesday.

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This will be the first meeting between these two teams.

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Botafogo Team News

Bastos missed Botafogo’s end of the league season due to a muscle injury, and the centre-back could be joined by Matheus Nascimento, Pablo (both hamstring) and Vitinho (knee).